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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Lughnasadh Sabbat Ritual

--Lammas or
Lughnasadh (LOO-na-sahd) is the First Harvest. The sun and grain god
represented by the Celtic god Lugh is sacrificed so that His life force may
sustain the Earth and us, His children.This is a funeral celebration, thanking Lugh for his sacrifice so that
we may live and be prepared for the coming winter. Traditionally Lughnasahd is
celebrated through the baking of the bread from the first harvest of grain and
the blessing of the first harvested fruits. Also playing competitive sport
games, especially those that display strength and skill, are traditionally held
at this time including the Olympics, the Panatheniac Games, the Highland Games,
and modern football season.

“The traditional
five games (Pentathlon) are running(50
or 100 yard speed race), long jumping (from running start in sand pit, the
longest jump wins), wrestling (gripping onlyabove the waist and whomever can get the others shoulder to touch the
ground first wins), boulder heaving (a bowling ball will do in our modern
exploits of this sport, the farthest landing wins), and taber tossing (a long
pole, like a flag pole is thrown at a hay bale target, the one closest to the target
wins.)” ---

‘Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard’ by
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart

For the passing
of summer we remember the good times and the bounty of the Earth by eating a
special meal. The following ritual is designed to utilize food as an offering
and a way of ingesting transformation into our lives.

·“Lord Lugh, Lord of the Harvest, the
bounty of your seed ripens in the fields and orchards, Be with us during this
rite!”

·“Lady Gaia, Mother of all, your great
swollen belly provides abundance. Nourish us, protect us. Be with us during
this rite!”

·Fill
chalice with wine, bless and consecrate the wine by first visualizing it being
filled with yellow light and say, “I
exorcise you of all impurities that may lie within.” Then visualize the wine
being filled with bright blue light and say, “And I do bless you and consecrate you to this working.”

·Each
person take a bit of bread and a sip of wine, saying before hand, “I share the bounty of the Lord. I share the
bounty of the Lady.”

·“Lets us think on what began earlier this
year, what has grown and is ready to come to fruition into our lives” Contemplate this, then take 2 grapes each, holding them in your power hand (the hand you write with) and make a wish
utilizing visualization and focused will. Eat one and place the other in the
offering bowl saying as you do, “So mote it be”

·Do
the same with a bit of bread, after eating one piece, place the other piece in
the offering bowl, as you do say, “So mote it be.”

·Then
take a sip of wine while making your wish then pour a bit into the bowl saying,
“So mote it be!”

·“May our wishes and intentions be carried
above and below! May the blessings be!”

·Bid
farewell to Lugh and Gaia, then farewell to the Watchtowers. Release the circle
then bring out the food!

·Before
eating say this last final prayer: “Thanks
be to Lugh, God of the grain, God of the sun. Your sacrifice for our sustenance
and life shall be honored! Hail be to Lugh for our fruit and grain, Hail be to
the Goddess who shall see to His rites and passage. In both your honor, Lugh
and Great Goddess, do we partake in this holy feast. So mote it be!”*

·

Now
eat and enjoy each others company! A blessed Lughnasadh to all, may your first harvest be bountiful!

NOTE: Once the feast is over you may burry the offerings and clean the bowl.